In an effort to keep my sanity, and to make things a little more interesting, I've asked a friend to do a review for me. Below is his take on Witch Hunter Robin! Maybe I'll view it myself sometime in the future, and then you can compare. For now, I haven't watched it, so enjoy his ideas!
Genre: Sci-Fi, Paranormal, Action
Overall Recommendation: Heck yeah
"Everyone was missing, so I figured you were up to something sneaky!" - Chief Kosaka
From the outset, you can tell that this series has a little something different about it. A secret group called the STNJ are tracking and capturing, if not killing, people with special powers. The reason for this is not made clear until much later. All that is shown at the opening, after our first baddie is gunned down, is a quote in grey letters: "Three hundred and twenty years have passed since the coven sank in the dark." Color me interested!
Enter: Robin Cena, the series focal point, is a young woman who was born in Japan, but raised in Italy by the Catholic Church. Amon, the leader of the group of hunters, has been informed that Robin, their new hunter, is "a craft user", a term that visibly troubles Amon at the mere mention of it. Unbeknownst to him, Amon passes by young Robin in the hallway at HQ, and it is clear that both "notice" each other.
Fast-forward to later that day when, while on a mission, Amon and the team encounter another powerful "craft user", who can manipulate fine bits of sand beneath a person's feet, in a warehouse. Following the team at a distance, Robin notices several circles that have been drawn into the floor of the warehouse. After deducing what the other craft user is capable of, she goes into battle to help out the hunters, showing what she is capable of as a fire-starter. And that is just the first episode!
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To be honest, "Witch Hunter Robin" reminds me, in small ways, of "Fullmetal Alchemist" in some of its darker undertones, and the use of special powers that most humans cannot even comprehend, let alone attempt to use. The focus is also on someone young (Robin is 15, Ed Elric was roughly 13), and the protagonists mentor (Ed's Roy Mustang to Robin's Amon) tend to display an air of disdain or distrust towards their respective young upstarts.
Overall, I felt the series was well written and well told, but, as with many great anime, it could have been much longer. The backstory of each character could have been delved into more, as well as with the history of "craft users" in the series, but all in all, you'll want to re-watch this series whenever you have time.
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